Food holder
OwnerMary Witkowskiinventor
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Abstract
An eating utensil for gripping food such as chicken drumsticks is disclosed. The utensil has a tube which is shaped and dimensioned to accommodate the end of the chicken drumstick. The utensil is made of a springy material such as silicone so that finger pressure may bend the material to grip the chicken. The opening is sized to accommodate the shape of the food and provide more secure gripping thereof. A material such as a soft non-slip grip silicone may be used. A plastic ridge surrounds the top to act as a plastic “grease dam” and keep drips from the hand. A small hole at the bottom allows for easy cleaning and drying.
Claims17
A food holder, comprising:
- flexible polymer walls defining a tubular body and an open end opposite a closed end along a longitudinal axis, the tube tubular body having a flared flange on the open end that extends outward from the tubular body, a total length L of the holder being between 4-8 inches, and a diameter D of the tubular body being between about 2-4 inches, and a wall thickness being between about 0.10-0.20 inches such that a user may squeeze the walls of the holder around a food item to hold without touching the food item, and further including a plurality of inwardly-directed ribs connected to the tubular body and made homogeneously of the same material, wherein the ribs comprise walls having a thin axial dimension that span a chordal angle C of at least 60°.
A food holder, comprising:
- flexible polymer walls defining a tubular body and an open end opposite a closed end along a longitudinal axis, a total length of the holder being between 4-8 inches, and a diameter of the tubular body being between about 2-4 inches, and a wall thickness being between about 0.10-0.20 inches such that a user may squeeze the walls of the holder around a food item to hold without touching the food item, and further comprising a plurality of inwardly-directed ribs connected to the tubular body and made homogeneously of the same material, wherein the ribs comprise walls having a thin axial dimension that span a chordal angle C of at least 60°, and there are just two of the ribs diametrically opposed to each other.
A food holder, comprising:
- flexible polymer walls defining a tubular body and an open end opposite a closed end along a longitudinal axis, a total length of the holder being between 4-8 inches, and a diameter of the tubular body being between about 2-4 inches, and a wall thickness being between about 0.10-0.20 inches such that a user may squeeze the walls of the holder around a food item to hold without touching the food item, and further comprising a plurality of inwardly-directed ribs connected to the tubular body and made homogeneously of the same material, wherein the ribs comprise thickened portions of the tubular body that extend an axial length L2 of a majority of a total length L of the holder, and wherein there are just two of the ribs diametrically opposed to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.